LOVE AND FAMILY

Our Mothers Are Always Right

When moms say the darndest things.

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Let me begin by saying I have two very excellent parents. My dad is the tops, and I’ll write a story about him soon. However, as we inch into Women’s History Month — and International Women’s Day — I’m thinking about every boy’s first love: his mumsie.

And like every other son on the planet, I have the best mom in the world.

One of the best things about my mom is that she raised a take-no-shit son — two of them, actually. This has done wonders for me over the last ~40 years, and it’s also gotten me into some trouble with bosses, especially ones who expect their employees to take shit. Whattayagonnado?

She’s also never, ever wrong, especially about the big things. Following most of my major life decisions, I can look back with great confidence and say it was her guidance that put me on the right path, even (and especially) when I disagreed with her.

She’s the world’s wisest woman who, at barely five-feet tall, is a towering personality who can bend the will of the world around her fierce kindness.

My mom has a lot of catch phrases. One of her favorites is, “Life is good.” She says it often when the family is all together, irrespective of what we’re doing or…